Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (1 m)
WorldPhysical EnvironmentSocial / HealthAreas vulnerable to a 1-meter rise in sea level
ETOPO1A map shows global sea-level rise vulnerability (1 meter). The highest vulnerability areas, marked in blue, are along coastlines, notably in the United States, Europe, parts of Asia, and Australia.
Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (1 m) | Austronesian | Austronesian and Papuan | English | English and areas of persisting indigenous languages | Papuan | Lowest hazard | Low hazard | Moderately low hazard | Moderate hazard | Moderately high hazard | High hazard | Highest hazard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.59% | |||||||||||||
| 1.97% | |||||||||||||
| 3.22% | |||||||||||||
| 1.22% | |||||||||||||
| 1.06% | |||||||||||||
| 1.93% | |||||||||||||
| 1.12% | |||||||||||||
| 24.9% | 81.6% | 7.90% | 15.2% | 24.9% | 86.2% | ||||||||
| 2.34% | 87.5% | ||||||||||||
| 11.4% | 1.00% | 1.33% | 9.38% | 2.57% | 1.40% | 1.32% | |||||||
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